CISA Jobs in Scotland

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 173 230
Rank change year-on-year +1 +57 -33
Permanent jobs citing CISA 18 18 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.38% 0.58% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.44% 1.97% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 7
10th Percentile - - £55,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £61,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £65,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% -18.75% +60.00%
75th Percentile £49,500 - £120,000
90th Percentile - £76,250 -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% -3.57% +8.97%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

CISA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,249 912 1,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 26.66% 29.59% 29.79%
Number of salaries quoted 324 403 505
10th Percentile £30,225 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £39,294 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,451 £52,500 £47,900
Median % change year-on-year -3.90% +9.60% +0.84%
75th Percentile £64,063 £66,250 £66,875
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,672 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.72% +5.45% -

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in Scotland

CISA
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISA in Scotland.

Salary trend for CISA in Scotland

CISA
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 October 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +27 10 - - 2
Stirling - 5 - -
Glasgow -4 3 £44,000 -5.38% 1
CISA
UK

CISA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) DAB
1 4 (22.22%) Firewall
General
1 6 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Banking
3 2 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) IT Manager
2 5 (27.78%) Compliance Manager
2 5 (27.78%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 5 (27.78%) IT Security Manager
2 5 (27.78%) Security Compliance Manager
2 5 (27.78%) Security Manager
3 4 (22.22%) Lead
3 4 (22.22%) Senior
4 3 (16.67%) Analytics Manager
4 3 (16.67%) Data Analytics Manager
5 2 (11.11%) Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) IT Risk Manager
5 2 (11.11%) Risk Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Audit Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Information Officer
6 1 (5.56%) Information Security Officer
6 1 (5.56%) Security Analyst
6 1 (5.56%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Management Information System
2 4 (22.22%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (11.11%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (44.44%) Analytics
2 8 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 6 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (27.78%) Computer Science
4 5 (27.78%) Creative Thinking
4 5 (27.78%) Decision-Making
4 5 (27.78%) Project Management
4 5 (27.78%) Validation
5 4 (22.22%) Incident Response
5 4 (22.22%) Internal Audit
5 4 (22.22%) Mentoring
5 4 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
6 3 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
6 3 (16.67%) Remediation Plan
7 2 (11.11%) ITIL
7 2 (11.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 2 (11.11%) Risk Register
7 2 (11.11%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (66.67%) CISM
2 11 (61.11%) CISSP
3 7 (38.89%) CompTIA Security+
3 7 (38.89%) Degree
4 2 (11.11%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (55.56%) NIST
2 9 (50.00%) SOC 2
3 8 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (33.33%) GDPR
5 5 (27.78%) FedRAMP
5 5 (27.78%) ITGC
5 5 (27.78%) NIST 800
6 3 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (11.11%) GRC
7 2 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (11.11%) NCSC
8 1 (5.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft